Demasculinization and feminization of male gonads by atrazine: Consistent effects across vertebrate classes

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 64-73

  Hayes, Tyrone B ^a   Anderson, Lloyd L ^b   Beasley, Val R ^c   De Solla, Shane R ^d   Iguchi, Taisen ^e   Ingraham, Holly ^f   Kestemont, Patrick ^g   Kniewald, Jasna ^h   Kniewald, Zlatko ^h   Langlois, Valerie S ⁱ   Luque, Enrique H ^j   McCoy, Krista A ^k   Muñoz De Toro, Mónica ^j   Oka, Tomohiro ^l   Oliveira, Cleida A ^m   Orton, Frances ⁿ   Ruby, Sylvia ^o   Suzawa, Miyuki ^f   Tavera Mendoza, Luz E ^p   Trudeau, Vance L ^q   Victor Costa, Anna Bolivar ^m   Willingham, Emily ^r   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

ⁱ ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^l IDEA CONSULTANTS INC   (Japan)

^m FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^o Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^p HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^r NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Atrazine; Endocrine disruptor; Gonads

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

DEMASCULINIZATION; FEMINIZATION; GONAD; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SEX CHROMOSOME; VERTEBRATE; VIRILIZATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80053977773     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.03.015     Document Type: Review

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